First Constitution Quiz

Which group wanted to ratify (approve) the new Constitution?

• Patriots

• Anti-Federalists

• Federalists

• Loyalists

What did the Anti-Federalists demand that the Federalists include in the Constitution in order to protect peoples individual rights and freedoms?

• Articles of Confederation

• Treaty of Paris

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

Which of the following reasons best explains why Anti-Federalists were against the new Constitution?

• Peoples individual rights and freedoms were not being protected

• They felt the Articles of Confederation were great for the country

• They felt that the Federalists needed to give more power to the central government

• The Constitution was written to be too long and the didn't want to read all of it.

Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation

• The ability to make treaties with other countries

• Congress could not tax (make money)

• Giving a fair amount of votes to states

• The ability to make deals with other countries

Why was it so difficult for congress to get anything done under the Articles of Confederation?

• The U.S. could not trade with other countries

• Everything was actually fine under the Articles of Confederation

• 9 out of 13 states had to agree in order for a law to be passed

• Congress lacked the power to declare war

The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were combined together in what we know as the _____________ _____________

• "Great Compromise"

• "Amazing Compromise"

• "New Deal"

• "Big Agreement"

If the Virginia Plan = House of Representatives, then the New Jersey Plan = the _________

• Supreme court

• House of Senators

• President

• Senate

The Federalists wanted a _____________ central government

• Stronger

• Weaker

Why was the 3/5 Compromise very good for southern states?

• It lowered the cost of slaves

• It helped slavery spread into the North

• It gave slave owners to own their slaves for the rest of their lives

• It increased the political influence of the South

Which answer best describes the "Northwest Ordinance"

• It was a new type of canonball that was devastating against other armies

• It was a law that banned the use of slavery in the U.S.

• It was a law that made slavery legal in the new northwest territories

• It was a plan to add new states to the union (America)